Joe,

If you look up the internet world stats - they'll
tell you that China population growth from 2000 -
2019 has increased by 11.2% (the China population
data is for mainland China only).

That India's population growth from 2000 - 2019
has increased by 36.0%.

That the US has increased by 16.6%. Indonesia - by 25.9%.
Pakistan by 34.2%. Nigeria 62.1 %. Bangladash by 30.5%.
Mexico by 32.6%.

The total world population has increased by 25.6%.
And the total World Population predicted for 2050 -
is - 9,374,484.225 and rising.

Temperatures will increase by 1.4C to 5.8C over the next 100 years.
The earth's population is expecting to exceed nine billion.
One quarter of the world's mammal species are threatened
by extinction.

Are these problems?
Not for some it seems.
They won't be around.

9,374,484.225 and rising.
Foxy,
there's the problem, so what do you think people will do about it ?

Individual,

They will do one of two things:

1) Hopefully they will seek solutions.

Or

2) They will continue as they have done to date.
making political decisions to tolerate pollution rather
than bearing the costs and slowing down any economic
growth. Control of pollution is politically difficult
for the economic interests behind "smokestack"
industries are a powerful political lobby that is
reluctant to commit the necessary resources to the task.

Foxy,
1; they'll forever seek solutions because
2; the consumers keep demanding.

Loudmouth has clearly put his own thoughts about my suggestion in to my mouth
Fact is while both he and I have dragged the over population thread in to this one, I never ever thought any racism was the answer
I do think climate is in part reason for some parts of the world being over populated
BUT my thoughts never ever got close to calling for the gas oven,s to resolve my concerns
NEVER blamed any race for the what I see as a problem
Yes I do, firmly, think we must address both issues, but want, [an unlikely event in today's world] fairness equality to be the rules
Maybe rewarding those who use birth control
Maybe financial punishment for those who do not
China once had its one child policy,that and Asia's preference for boy child's, left a shortage of women, impacting both country's still

This ex Socialist pushing for my party to become again the center it needs to be thinks this
Pain and all, and boy it would bring pain, this world best hope is becoming one world one people
It is my view we are divided by faith not color, that leaning to live as one together, is an out come worth fighting and dieing for, my view is humanity has some evolving to do yet
So racist? give me a break
My family include many from all over the world and that includes first nation brides and one groom
CLIMATE never should have seen racism dragged in to it, but it is an important subject we seem for the most part to have handled well my thanks to ALL contributors